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Growing Up in Missoula: My Story of Discrimination
If I close my eyes and think really hard I can remember a time in my life when I never thought about the color of my skin. Those times are now distant memories that I can barely recall. I moved to Missoula from Denver when I was 9 years old. Living in Denver, I was… Read more »
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Information for LGBTQIA Survivors
Sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and sexual harassment can happen to anyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation or gender identity. Women of all sexual identities bear the disproportionate burden of gender-based violence, but we also must recognize the diverse experiences of survivors who represent any and all genders, gender identities and sexual orientations. LGBTQIA, or… Read more »
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Love shouldn’t hurt; safety is possible
As service providers who work with hundreds of domestic violence survivors and victims every year, we are heartbroken and dismayed that three of our community members have been killed in the past year, allegedly at the hands of an abusive partner, leaving behind six children who will now grow up without their parents. These tragedies… Read more »
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Afraid of Our Own
I hear people asking why local organizations are working on behalf of refugees when there are so many of “our own” in need of support. Often this question is accompanied by veiled or not-so-veiled Islamophobia or xenophobia, with the implication that Arab Americans are not real Americans, or that people do not enter this country… Read more »
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The power of solidarity and the problem with ‘not my problem’
YWCA Missoula’s mission to support women in the face of economic challenges, homelessness, and domestic and sexual violence is far-reaching. Closing in on my second month here, I have been impressed not only with the number of programs the YWCA offers to women and families in need, but also by the robustness of these programs,… Read more »
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YWCA Missoula Receives Grant from Plum Creek Foundation
MISSOULA – YWCA Missoula is pleased to announce it has received a $2,500 grant from the Plum Creek Foundation to update the Pathways Domestic Violence Shelter. YWCA Missoula’s Pathways program serves Missoula and rural communities of Western Montana to provide safety and refuge for women and their families when escaping domestic violence. The funds will… Read more »
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Struggle Against Silence
One month ago, a man walked into Emanual African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina and shot and killed nine people. A witness stated that the arrested suspect said he was there “to shoot black people” in addition to stating “you’ve raped our women, and you’re taking over the country. I have to do… Read more »
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Start There
Since joining the staff at the YWCA in Missoula last May as the Racial Justice Intern, I have bookmarked close to a hundred articles, videos, and links to court cases on my internet browser. I spent hours reading, watching, listening, and waiting for me to get it. My job was to write about racial issues… Read more »